Senator Feinstein Faces Pressure to Step Down from Judiciary Panel.

Senator Dianne Feinstein, who has been absent from the Senate for over a month due to shingles, has asked to step away from the Judiciary Committee indefinitely while recovering, responding to mounting pressure from Democrats who have publicly vented concerns that she is unable to perform her job. Ms. Feinstein, an 89-year-old California Democrat, has missed 58 Senate votes since February, and Democrats did not want to head into the spring and summer without the ability to move ahead on judicial nominations. She has announced that she would not seek re-election in 2024, but said she intended to finish out her term.